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What Is Maillechort?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-03-04 20:42

Is it the fancy name for thick silver plate (25 microns) used on cutlery (and on top quality instruments)?

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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Re: What Is Maillechort?

Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2007-03-04 20:47

Brush up your French: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillechort

(It's an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc (Cu 62..68 / Ni 18 / Zn 15...20), invented by Messieurs Maillot and Chorier)

(fixed typos)

--
Ben

Post Edited (2007-03-04 20:47)

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Re: What Is Maillechort?

Author: Don Berger
Date: 2007-03-04 21:09

By its composition, it has similarity to a high Cu, low Zn "nickel silver", will look it up. Don

Thanx, Mark, Don

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